An HPD spokeswoman said she didn't know if anyone in the other vehicle was injured.

The investigation was continuing.

Body of man found in ditch

A man was found dead Friday in a ditch in south Houston. He had been shot, officials said. His body was found about 6 a.m. in a ditch at 4006 Phlox, near Duane.

A passer-by saw the body and called 911.

Laser arrest made in El Paso

EL PASO - A West Texas man has been arrested and charged with shining a laser on a helicopter flying overhead.

Don Ray Dorsett was arrested Friday in El Paso. If convicted, the 28-year-old El Paso man faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

No one was injured in the Jan. 4 incident. However, U.S. Attorney Robert Pittman said in a statement issued Friday that pointing lasers at aircraft poses a risk to flight crews, passengers and people on the ground. Consequently, it's a federal crime.

In 2013, 3,960 laser strikes were reported, a 1,100 percent increase since the Federal Aviation Administration started tracking incidents in 2005.

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$4K goes to new prison guards

AMARILLO - Bonuses of $4,000 are being offered to boost recruitment of state corrections officers as Texas prisons contend with short staffs.

Prisons across the state are in need of guards but the situation is particularly acute in the Panhandle, where nearly 150 guards are needed to fill vacancies at three facilities, according to a report by the Amarillo Globe-News.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice recently announced the signing bonuses are being increased from $3,000 for those who sign one-year contracts.